Mid East – Page 1255 – Prologue Journal

Turkey Raises Interest Rates as Erdogan Aims to Tame Inflation

New York Times In his choices of top officials, and with a leap in interest rates, Mr. Erdogan aims to tame inflation and defuse a looming economic crisis. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/world/middleeast/erdogan-turkey-interest-rates-economy.html

Arab youth in Morocco, UAE and Egypt support peace with Israel – poll

Jerusalem Post The 2023 Arab Youth Survey shows that youth in Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt, are in favor of normalizing relations with Israel. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-747304

Firouz Naderi, NASA Scientist Who Led Mars Missions, Dies at 77

New York Times In a career that was an inspiration to Iranians and Iranian Americans, he oversaw multiple missions to Mars, including two successful landings. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/science/space/firouz-naderi-dead.html

Israeli-Palestinian Violence Is Spiraling in the Occupied West Bank

New York Times The Palestinian Authority is absent from the hotbeds of militancy while Israeli forces have failed to prevent violent reprisal attacks by Jewish extremists. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/world/middleeast/west-bank-violence-deaths-israeli-palestinian.html

Mahmoud Abbas’ position under threat amid West Bank turmoil

Jerusalem Post Set up 30 years ago as part of interim peace accords with Israel that Abbas helped craft, the PA has seen its popularity shrivel amid allegations of graft and incompetence. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-747295

Iran wants hypersonic missiles to reach Israel, eastern Europe – analysis

Jerusalem Post Iran is clearly trying to show off that it now has a missile that can threaten the whole Middle East, and likely reach Europe. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-747273

Iran reaches out to UAE, Qatar while fueling Hamas

Jerusalem Post Iran’s foreign minister met with the UAE’s president, while the deputy foreign minister held talks with a Qatari counterpart. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-747269

Israeli drone attack in West Bank ‘will not go unpunished’: Palestinian resistance groups

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Palestinian resistance groups have denounced as a “grave escalation” a deadly Israeli drone strike in the West Bank, saying the attack will not go unpunished. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/22/705727/Israeli-drone-attack-West-Bank-will-not-go-unpunished-Palestinian-resistance-groups

Pakistan grapples with loss of hundreds in wake of migrant boat sinking

Jerusalem Post In response to the deadly migrant boat sinking off Greece, Pakistan mourns the victims while intensifying efforts to crack down on human trafficking networks within the country https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-747177

Israel military kills 3 Palestinians in West Bank drone strike

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Israeli military kills three Palestinians in a drone strike staged against a north-central West Bank village. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/21/705711/Israel-military-drone-strike-West-Bank-three-Palestinians-killed